The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel nails from South Korea (A-580-874). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers of subject merchandise entered July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from South Korea (A-580-908). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered Jan. 6, 2021, through June 30, 2022.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on polyethylene terephthalate film from India (A-533-824). Commerce found that SRF Limited/SRF Limited of India/SRF Limited Packaging Films did not undersell subject merchandise during the period of review, assigning it a zero percent AD rate. It also assigned that zero percent rate to Jindal Poly Films and Polyplex Corporation Ltd. Subject merchandise from all three companies entered July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, will be liquidated without any assessment of AD duties, and future entries of subject merchandise exported by SRF, Jindal and Polyplex will not be subject to AD duty cash deposit requirements until further notice. The new zero percent AD cash deposit rates take effect Feb. 5, the date the final results were published in the Federal Register.

The International Trade Commission is adding DET Logistics (USA) Corporation as a respondent to its ongoing Section 337 investigation on power converter modules (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1370), it said in a Feb. 1 notice. DET joins Delta, Quanta and Foxconn as respondents to the investigation, which was launched in August based on a complaint from Vicor (see 2308160011). Vicor said the companies are importing power converter modules and computing systems that infringe on three of Vicor's patents related to power system technologies used in high density and high efficiency applications like "high-end" computing. The ITC is considering a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders in the case.

The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Feb. 13 on a Section 337 complaint recently filed by Pax Labs that seeks a ban on imports of hemp and cannabis oil vaporizing devices from ALD and Stiiizy that allegedly infringe on its patents, the ITC said in a notice released Feb. 2. Pax said in its Jan. 30 complaint that Stiiizy and ALD, as well as their subsidiaries, are copying Pax’s patented technologies for managing condensation and leakage from hemp and cannabis oil vaporizers. Pax seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Stiiizy and ALD.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 2 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department intends to exempt lithographic-grade aluminum sheet from antidumping duties on common alloy aluminum sheet from Germany (A-428-849), it said in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review. Eastman Kodak Company requested the exemption, and the original petitioner for the AD order on German aluminum sheet, Aluminum Association Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Trade Enforcement Working Group, as well as two other domestic producers, said they don't oppose it.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 1 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 1 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department announced the opportunity to request administrative reviews by Feb. 29 for producers and exporters subject to 43 antidumping duty orders and 15 countervailing duty orders with anniversary dates in February.